Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
476 WWUS82 KJAX 152311 SPSJAX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 711 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 FLZ035-236-522-152345- Western Alachua FL-Southwestern Columbia FL-Gilchrist FL- 711 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GILCHRIST... NORTHWESTERN ALACHUA AND SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT... At 710 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort White, or 8 miles southeast of Ichetucknee Spring, moving west at 10 mph. Another storm was over northwest Alachua county near High Springs moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... High Springs and Fort White. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2996 8260 2980 8252 2976 8264 2983 8274 2989 8277 2997 8276 TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 085DEG 11KT 2989 8265 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ SHASHY